DOWNTOWN PROJECT
Tomorrow marks an incredible milestone in the history of Downtown Las Vegas. With the opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, our city will at last have a cultural heart that beats to sustain its people. Sound a little overstated? Perhaps. But the significance of The Smith Center in the reimagining of Downtown [...]
It’s my job to think and learn and write about Downtown Las Vegas. I wonder how many times each day I speak, hear, or write the word Downtown. It’s become a word that I use as much (if not more) than my own name. And then there’s that song. You know the one made so [...]
Inspiration is a mysterious thing. It often comes into our lives in strange and unexpected ways. For example, I first learned about Thomas Thwaite’s The Toaster Project while watching him being interviewed by Stephen Colbert. Unlikely source of inspiration? Perhaps. Nevertheless, after receiving the book as a gift, it seems utterly appropriate that I would [...]
